diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 26f77c36ec..6deca782f8 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -709,6 +709,20 @@ vcxproj:
 	git diff-files --quiet && \
 	git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD --
 
+	# Generate the LinkOrCopyBuiltins.targets file
+	(echo '<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">' && \
+	 echo '  <Target Name="CopyBuiltins_AfterBuild" AfterTargets="AfterBuild">' && \
+	 for name in $(BUILT_INS);\
+	 do \
+	   echo '    <Copy SourceFiles="$$(OutDir)\git.exe" DestinationFiles="$$(OutDir)\'"$$name"'" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />'; \
+	 done && \
+	 for name in $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES); \
+	 do \
+	   echo '    <Copy SourceFiles="$$(OutDir)\'"$(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY)"'" DestinationFiles="$$(OutDir)\'"$$name"'" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />'; \
+	 done && \
+	 echo '  </Target>' && \
+	 echo '</Project>') >git/LinkOrCopyBuiltins.targets
+
 	# Make .vcxproj files and add them
 	unset QUIET_GEN QUIET_BUILT_IN; \
 	perl contrib/buildsystems/generate -g Vcxproj
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm b/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
index 53d2f4dce1..acd60acb22 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ EOM
   </Target>
 EOM
     }
+    if ($target eq 'git') {
+      print F "  <Import Project=\"LinkOrCopyBuiltins.targets\" />\n";
+    }
     print F << "EOM";
 </Project>
 EOM